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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aurelio Alvez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James has chosen Black Betty as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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222 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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195 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aurelio Alvez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick James!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
Alvez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
James avoids the body shot from Alvez.
James looks to land a combination but Alvez avoids it well.
Alvez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
James lands a jab-cross combination.
Alvez just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvez missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch combination from James misses.
James listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
James lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
James misses with a leg kick.
James takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alvez misses with a body shot.
James lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alvez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvez takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
James takes one to the chin there.
Alvez looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvez lands a nice looking body shot.
Alvez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alvez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
James misses with a looping left.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
James lands a glancing blow to the side of Alvez's head.
A slow jab from James misses its intended target.
James takes one on the button.
Alvez throws a good cross that connects.
James finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
James slips a straight right by Alvez.
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James slips a straight right by Alvez.
Alvez blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Alvez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
James tries a low kick but Alvez avoids it.
Alvez looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James looks to land a combination but Alvez avoids it well.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James defending well as Alvez loads up on a big left hand.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alvez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvez is breathing heavily.
Alvez slips a jab from James.
Alvez dodges the punch combination from James.
A left lands for James.
James avoids the body shot from Alvez.
A swing and a miss from James.
Alvez throws a big shot that misses.
James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvez.
James misses with a straight right.
James lands a jab.
James lands a two punch combo.
James swinging wildly here.
Alvez throws a hook but James blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvez takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
James stalks Alvez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alvez's face. Alvez staggers backwards, shaken.
A punch combination from James misses.
James lands a body shot.
A punch combination from James misses.
Alvez misses with a body shot
and James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
James connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alvez's hands.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
James tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvez slips a jab and a cross from James.
James defending well as Alvez loads up on a big left hand.
Aurelio Alvez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvez slips under a jab.
James shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Alvez misses with an uppercut.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvez throws out the jab.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvez avoids the head kick by James.
A telegraphed right hand from Alvez misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James blocks a jab.
Alvez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
James thuds his right hand into Alvez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alvez just misses with a punch to the body.
James comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alvez dodges the punch combination from James.
James lands a body shot.
James throws a leg kick but Alvez sees it coming and moves out of range.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvez avoids a punch combination nicely.
James throws a one two combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James is looking to chop away at Alvez's legs.
Alvez loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.
James throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from James misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick James dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A combination from James does no damage.
James lands with a hook. Alvez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alvez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good shot there by James.
James lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
James lands a jab to the nose.
James lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alvez at a distance.
James throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alvez moves out of range as James strikes.
James throws a series of punches but Alvez avoids them all with ease.
Alvez walks into a straight right hand from James.
Jab from James.
James scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alvez in his tracks.
Nick James seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvez. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
Alvez loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.
James lands with a nice combination. Alvez backs away looking to recover.
James with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvez.
A punch combination from James misses.
Alvez moves out of range as James throws a body kick.
Alvez connects with a single shot there.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for James. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
James looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alvez misses with an uppercut.
Alvez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. James sees it coming and avoids it easily.
James throws a series of strikes that have Alvez backpedaling.
Alvez avoids the body shot from James.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvez.
James connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alvez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
James throws a looping overhand right but Alvez ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from James misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James looks to land a left hand but Alvez moved out of range nicely.
James misses with a few strikes there.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvez throws out the jab.
James scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvez circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Alvez misses its intended target.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvez moves away.
Alvez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James is looking to land body kicks.
James defending well as Alvez loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alvez looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
James throws a leg kick but Alvez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
James takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A swing and a miss from Alvez.
Alvez ducks right into an uppercut from James.
Alvez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
James misses with a wild body shot.
James throws a nice looking combination but Alvez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alvez lands a jab to the nose.
James scores with a punch to the head.
James misses with a wild combination.
James stalks Alvez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alvez's face. Alvez staggers backwards, shaken.
Alvez slips under a jab.
A big left from Alvez misses.
Alvez missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nick James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvez drops his hands momentarily and James takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alvez throws a hook but James blocks it.
James takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice combination there by James.
James lunges at Alvez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alvez's hand.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvez cracks James with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
James needs to keep his hands up - Alvez had a free shot at his head there.
James is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvez throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
Alvez throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James missing with a left hand there. Alvez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James moves away from the strike by Alvez.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
Alvez thows a left - swing and a miss!
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvez.
James misses with the combination.
A big right from Alvez misses.
James finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alvez drops his hands momentarily and James takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alvez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvez.
James tries to score with a low kick but Alvez moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick James showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
James staying out of range there.
James throws out a loose jab but Alvez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvez thows a left - swing and a miss!
James throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alvez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
James goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Alvez throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
Alvez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
James moves away from the strike by Alvez.
Alvez walks into a stiff left hand from James.
Alvez loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvez.
James fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alvez on the side of the head.
A punch combination from James misses.
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James loads up on a big right hand but Alvez slips the punch.
Alvez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvez throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
James lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
James misses with a body kick.
James tries to bum rush Alvez with a series of wild strikes but Alvez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alvez lands a nice shot to the body.
James scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
James digs a good hook to Alvez's body.
James connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alvez momentarily.
A left and a right from James both land. Nice combination.
James paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James throws a series of punches but Alvez avoids them all with ease.
Alvez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alvez looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
Alvez moves out of range as James strikes.
James throws a leg kick but Alvez moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot by James.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
James misses with a few strikes there.
James motions for Alvez to come forward. James throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvez moves away.
Alvez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alvez connects with a looping right hand.
Alvez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alvez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by James.
Alvez walks into a stiff left hand from James.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvez throws out the jab.
James throws a series of punches but Alvez moves out of range.
A punch combination from James misses.
Alvez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from James.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James defending well as Alvez loads up on a big left hand.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alvez sizes up James with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
James throws the left hand but Alvez avoids the punch easily.
Alvez looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
Alvez walks into a stiff left hand from James.
Alvez misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
James misses with a looping left.
James moves out of range as Alvez strikes.
A swing and a miss from Alvez.
James tests Alvez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Alvez misses its intended target.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Alvez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Alvez lands with a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Alvez there.
Alvez throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
James throws a right and a left that both miss.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvez.
James defending well as Alvez loads up on a big left hand.
James throws a big shot that misses.
Alvez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Alvez misses with a looping right.
Alvez throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alvez just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvez misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Alvez.
Alvez ducks under a wild hook from James.
Aurelio Alvez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well James has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Nick James!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Nick James!
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Nick James!
Nick James wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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